Senior CMP Equipment Technician & Reliability Lead

Brightpath Associates LLC; Gresham (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

onsemi's 200 mm manufacturing facility in Gresham, OR seeks an Equipment Maintenance Technician to serve as a technical authority for CMP equipment. You will perform advanced preventive, corrective, and diagnostic maintenance, lead complex recoveries and root-cause investigations, and develop improvements that boost reliability and manufacturing performance.

Candidates should have deep hands-on tool expertise, strong ownership, and the ability to influence and develop other technicians without

Qualifications

• Associate or technical degree, military technician training, or equivalent maintenance experience.
• 10-15+ years of semiconductor equipment technician experience with specialist-level performance.
• Expert troubleshooting on CMP equipment, linking equipment behavior to process performance.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing equipment needs, and provide technical leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication with complete repair documentation and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Independently diagnose and resolve extremely complex equipment and process-related failures using advanced diagnostic methods, schematics, data, and troubleshooting discipline.
• Lead difficult tool recoveries and root-cause investigations; document findings and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance, calibrations, repairs, and tool qualifications with high first-time-right quality.
• Interpret equipment, process, SPC, and performance data to identify trends and reliability improvement opportunities.
• Develop, improve, and standardize PM specs, troubleshooting guides, and maintenance systems.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, vendors, and management to execute continuous-improvement plans.
• Train and mentor technicians on equipment maintenance, diagnostics, safe work practices, and documentation.
• Provide technical leadership across shifts with clear pass-downs and data quality expectations.
• Coordinate vendor support during escalations, repairs, upgrades, installations, and qualifications.
• Maintain accurate equipment history, repair data, parts usage, and documentation in factory systems.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Documentation

Communication

Education

Associate degree or technical training

Job description

onsemi's 200 mm manufacturing facility in Gresham, OR seeks an Equipment Maintenance Technician to serve as a technical authority for CMP equipment. You will perform advanced preventive, corrective, and diagnostic maintenance, lead complex recoveries and root-cause investigations, and develop improvements that boost reliability and manufacturing performance.

Candidates should have deep hands-on tool expertise, strong ownership, and the ability to influence and develop other technicians without